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Teachers are called to transfer knowledge and engage students in critical thinking. That transfer may not have changed all that much since Socrates taught Plato, who schooled Aristotle, whose tutelage may have helped spawn Alexander's greatness. But new learning strategies are altering the academic landscape at Purdue.

Christine Weber-Fox, a well-known scientist for her work in understanding how the brain processes language and speech, has now been honored for her teaching with the College of Health and Human Sciences Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Education. Her students praise her for relating these experiences as a researcher, and speech-language pathologist, to the classroom.

To spur his students to global exploration, Liping Cai, professor of hospitality and tourism management, often shares a quote from St. Augustine. "The world is a great book," the theologian philosophized, "of which they that never stir from home read only a page." In that context, Purdue's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) is helping to produce some voracious readers.

Growing up in nearby Monticello, Purdue senior David Rubio Jr. enjoyed a childhood similar to many in America's heartland, attending Twin Lakes High School and working summers at Indiana Beach Amusement Resort.

While still in school, Katie Lowe is already dedicated to transforming the lives of others. Whether she's instructing Pilates class or conducting research in helicopter parenting, Lowe, a PhD student in human development and family studies, is a proven people person.